News, notes and reader questions about the San Francisco 49ers

February 15, 2007

Question: Here we go again with Norv Turner being talked about as the best candidate for the Chargers. I hope the raise and the extension that the York's offered may keep him here one more year. What do you think?

- Jeremy, Citrus Heights

Answer: Well, as the Dallas Cowboys saga showed, Norv wants a lot of sway if he is to become a head coach again. The San Diego job certainly is attractive in terms of the talent level on that team. However, the front office situation seems like a headache. (See: A.J. Smith vs. Marty Schottenheimer). If Turner, who, by the way, flew to San Diego today, thinks there will be even a whiff of trouble in San Diego, I think he'll be more than happy to fall back on his San Francisco job.

MATTHEW BARROWS

Matt was born in Blacksburg, Va., and attended the University of Virginia. He graduated in 1995, went to Northwestern for a journalism degree a year later, and got his first job at a South Carolina daily in 1997. He joined The Bee as a Metro reporter in 1999 and started covering the 49ers in 2003. His favorite player of all time is Darrell Green.